Transaction Advisory

Marcum's Transaction Advisory Group works with private equity firms, hedge funds and corporate acquirers to identify and maximize value when investing in or divesting of a business interest. While financing for new transactions in the current market remains challenging, the Group's comprehensive understanding of underlying financial and tax issues coupled with the ability to identify opportunities for operational improvement provides a competitive advantage for clients seeking to maximize investments.

Marcum's Transaction Advisory Group members have extensive experience in corporate formations, acquisitions, dispositions and
reorganizations. Collectively, the Group offers more than 100 years of experience related to these types of services. Its
members pursue varying continuing education courses to stay current on the tax issues affecting their clients, including
attending both national and local tax seminars.

With client service being one of Marcum's main goals, professionals in the group work directly with the Firm's Commercial Assurance
Department in an effort to provide seamless client service. These two Groups, along with other tax advisory groups, regularly
work together to identify and address various structuring issues from both an audit and tax perspective, including for
example, how transactions may be reported differently for audit and tax purposes, i.e. a tax-free reorganization/acquisition,
and the resulting effects on the client's financial statement disclosure.

Much of the Marcum seminar focused on the taxation differences between C‐corps and pass‐through entities, which include partnerships, S‐corporations, limited liability companies and sole proprietorships.

Raffa - Marcum's Nonprofit & Social Sector Group's strength and competitive edge lies in the fact that we provide expertise and superior service across a variety of essential interrelated financial, technology and consulting competencies.

With the first tax season post-tax reform nearing completion in the U.S., the small business accounting sector has seen even more evidence that the advisory role of SMB accountants remains of prominent importance.

Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation, with offices in major
business markets throughout the U.S., as well as Grand Cayman, China and Ireland.